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Golson is a preeminent tenor sax player who is most associated with the hard bop and bebop schools of jazz.
His best known song is “I Remember Clifford”, a tribute to a fellow musician and friend trumpet player Clifford Brown. When not performing, Golson has composed for TV shows like M.A.S.H., and The Six Million Dollar Man.

• Golson has composed several jazz standards such as “Stable Mates”, “Killer Joe”, “Whisper Not”, “Along Came Betty” and “Are You Real?”.
• In November 2009, Benny was inducted into the International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame during a performance at the University of Pittsburgh’s annual jazz seminar and concert.
• While in high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Golson played with future jazz legends John Coltrane, Red Garland, Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones, and Red Rodney.